Industry News – Page 197
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NewsDamen acquires Swedish shiprepair yard
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has acquired the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet - but current operations will continue at the yard.
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Overseas growth award
(UK) Isle of Wight UK based Marine Data Systems Ltd has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.
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MIT into NWA
(UK) Marine & Industrial Transmissions (MIT) has been accepted as a corporate member of the National Workboat Association (UK).
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NewsFlare wins Seawork Innovation Award
Index Marine''s Odeo Flare had a sparkling night at the Seawork Innovation Awards Dinner last month, walking away with the top prize.
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Hybrid drive award
Developments in hybrid technology in the marine industry will once again be recognised in the 2012 competition for the biennial Mansura Trophy arranged by the Royal Thames Yacht Club and supported by Bosch Engineering GmbH.
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NewsLifetime Achievement Award for Kommer Damen
Arnout Damen, chief operations officer of Damen Shipyards Group, accepted Seawork’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at the Innovation Awards Dinner last month, on behalf of Kommer Damen.
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NewsMarval manages tight schedules
Marval Marine has just finished its latest project in the UK – the renovation of Greenland Pier – in around seven days, only to start work on the London Bridge Pier with only five days to complete.
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NewsRolls-Royce powers South Boats
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured a contract to supply water jets for four new wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats for offshore company MPI.
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NewsSeawork Innovation Showcase winners
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded at the Seawork Innovation Awards last night to Index Marine (stand SB120) for its Odeo Flare.
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‘New’ Jotron AS
(Norway) The Jotron Group is merging its Norwegian companies Jotron AS, Jotron Phontech AS, and Jotron SatCom AS to form the new company Jotron AS.
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London Array landing
(UK) Bootle based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, has successfully completed its latest project assisting the main contractor complete the shore landing of the export cable from the London Array Wind Farm, presently under construction in the Thames Estuary.
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NewsSeawork 2012 opens
Seawork 2012 opens today, celebrating its 15th year, the show is now truly international with exhibitors from all over the world taking advantage of the special benefits it offers.
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NewsWaterMota bought by B&N Group
Regular Seawork exhibitor and propulsion specialist WaterMota has announced it has been bought by the Netherlands based B&N Group after more than 100 years of independence.
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NewsYachtsman proposes new Royal Yacht
It''s a controversial subject, but there is to be a renewed effort to encourage the building of a UK Royal Yacht to replace ‘Britannia’.
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ROV support market to double
Strong growth in demand for ROV support of offshore operations, driven by a significant rise in offshore exploration and subsea field development activity, is anticipated over a period up to 2015, say research specialists Douglas-Westwood (UK) in a new report.
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Dutch ruling on inland barge liability limitation
Netherlands law firm AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen says a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in The Hague in relation to limitation of liability on inland waterways will be of interest in maritime jurisdictions throughout Europe, where there is a dearth of case law on the point at issue.
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London’s Waterways
By Derek Pratt Published by Adlard Coles Nautical ISBN : 978 1 408 11074 4 Hardback, 160 pages Price £19.99
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BV joins Securymind in piracy initiative
International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy.
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NewsRamora takes on deepest ever EOD operation
Bomb disposal experts Ramora UK operate on a 24/7 basis so it is not unusual to receive a call from a major oil and gas company believing it has located un-exploded ordinance (UXO) near a subsea asset.
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NewsAutonomous surveillance from Harbour Wing
There is growing interest on Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) to perform both routine and dangerous tasks, with their ability to operate autonomously at sea.
